The car is likely to be the work of Ferrari’s Special Projects Programme that was first set-up in 2007.

Special Projects’ most recent model was the Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta (pictured). It was inspired by the gold Ferrari from the 1968 film Toby Dammit and was commissioned by Edward Walson, whose father invented cable television.

The Superfast Aperta, based on a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, had to undergo extensive carbonfibre chassis strengthening in order to accommodate the targa roof. Weight increased by 20kg over the standard car.

Special Projects buyers also receive the tooling as part of their purchase. This is to ensure each model made by the department remains unique. Ferrari has the first option to buy back Special Projects cars and tooling to stop them from falling into the hands of speculators.